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Research in Ningbo

Science Explorer records 35 research institutions in Ningbo, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Ningbo University, Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology and Ningbo University of Technology.

Research institutions
35
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
74k
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.4%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Ningbo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Ningbo UniversityUniversity 30,785 #171
2Ningbo University of TechnologyUniversity 7,811 #921
3University of Nottingham Ningbo ChinaUniversity 7,672 #1,059
4Ningbo Institute of Industrial TechnologyResearch facility 4,874 #615
5Zhejiang Wanli UniversityUniversity 4,279 #2,985
6Ningbo No. 2 HospitalHospital / health system 1,835 #5,457
7Ningbo University of Finance & EconomicsUniversity 1,638 #14,535
8Ningbo No.6 HospitalHospital / health system 1,589 #6,374
9Ningbo First HospitalHospital / health system 1,580 #5,181
10Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili HospitalHospital / health system 1,493 #5,125
11Zhejiang Business Technology InstituteUniversity 1,409 #7,259
12Ningbo University Affiliated HospitalHospital / health system 1,137 #5,412
13Zhejiang Pharmaceutical CollegeUniversity 1,120 #7,807
14Ningbo PolytechnicUniversity 1,022 #8,892
15Ningbo City College of Vocational TechnologyUniversity 773 #19,785
16Ningbo College of Health SciencesUniversity 757 #10,817
17Ningbo Center for Disease Control and PreventionGovernment institution 705 #14,398
18Ningbo Product Quality Supervision and Inspection InstituteResearch facility 633 #10,262
19Ningbo Entry-Exit Inspection And Quarantine BureauInstitution 559 #20,011
20Ningbo Science and Technology BureauGovernment institution 541 #13,445
21Zhejiang Fashion Institute of TechnologyUniversity 459 #16,387
22Ningbo Academy of Agricultural SciencesUniversity 385 #12,659
23Wanhua Chemical (China)Company 277 #17,489
24Xiangshan County First People's HospitalHospital / health system 261 #34,200 all time
25Ningbo Municipal People's GovernmentGovernment institution 228 #40,556 all time
26Ningbo Kangning HospitalHospital / health system 186 #12,536
27Ningbo Transportation Planning and Design Institute (China)Company 121 #41,181 all time
28Fotile (China)Company 62 not ranked
29Health Biomed (China)Company 61 not ranked
30China Ningbo International Cooperation (China)Company 42 not ranked
31Joyson Electronics (China)Company 24 not ranked
32InnoLux (China)Company 8 not ranked
33Ningbo Municipal Education BureauGovernment institution 7 not ranked
34Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Ecology and EnvironmentGovernment institution 4 not ranked
35China Port MuseumArchive 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Ningbo University: 41.4%Ningbo University of Technology: 10.5%University of Nottingham Ningbo China: 10.3%Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology: 6.6%30 others listed: 31.2%41%largest
Ningbo University31k · 41.4%Ningbo University of Technology7,811 · 10.5%University of Nottingham Ningbo China7,672 · 10.3%Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology4,874 · 6.6%30 others listed23k · 31.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Ningbo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ningbo is most concentrated in Ceramics and Composites, Aquatic Science and Process Chemistry and Technology (4.2× the world share in Ceramics and Composites).

  1. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 75.3 works4.2×
  2. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 177.9 works3.9×
  3. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 37.5 works3.6×
  4. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 321.4 works3.1×
  5. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 343.2 works3.0×
  6. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 78.5 works2.9×
  7. Materials ScienceField · 2,268.9 works2.6×
  8. Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSubfield · 52.5 works2.5×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Ningbo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Biomedical Applications, Mechanical Properties, Nanocomposites, Cancer, Nanoparticles, Energy Storage and Nanomaterials.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning1,311▲ 1.51×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning772◆ 0.93×93 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications701▲ 2.3×35 topics
  4. Cancer681▲ 2.0×58 topics
  5. Inflammation670▲ 1.27×83 topics
  6. Epidemiology652▼ 0.65×129 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties648▲ 2.6×38 topics
  8. Nanoparticles637▲ 1.99×44 topics
  9. Nanocomposites580▲ 2.8×21 topics
  10. Nanomaterials579▲ 2.1×20 topics
  11. Neural Networks567▲ 1.45×37 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress544▲ 1.31×62 topics
  13. Energy Storage492▲ 3.0×12 topics
  14. Environmental Impact486◆ 1.13×65 topics
  15. Graphene444▲ 2.5×11 topics
  16. Catalysis407▲ 2.4×29 topics
  17. Cathode Materials396▲ 4.0×3 topics
  18. Microstructure366▲ 2.8×19 topics
  19. Aquaculture328▲ 5.0×8 topics
  20. Gene Expression322▲ 2.1×20 topics
  21. Metal-Organic Frameworks318▲ 3.0×6 topics
  22. Tissue Engineering298▲ 1.92×13 topics
  23. Biosensors292▲ 2.2×12 topics
  24. Lithium-ion Batteries282▲ 2.6×4 topics
  25. Biomarkers282▲ 1.62×18 topics
  26. Drug Delivery271▲ 1.97×16 topics
  27. Regulation267▲ 1.95×24 topics
  28. Rechargeable Batteries266▲ 3.9×2 topics
  29. Tumor Microenvironment262▲ 2.3×8 topics
  30. Water Splitting246▲ 2.6×4 topics
  31. Semiconductors232▲ 3.0×5 topics
  32. Electrocatalysis231▲ 3.2×5 topics
  33. Gut Microbiota231▲ 2.6×7 topics
  34. Semiconductor217▲ 2.5×7 topics
  35. Innate Immunity217▲ 2.7×11 topics
  36. Carbon Nanotubes216▲ 2.5×8 topics
  37. Efficiency210▲ 2.7×8 topics
  38. Nanocrystals207▲ 3.0×5 topics
  39. Polymer Composites204▲ 3.0×7 topics
  40. Crystal Growth203▲ 2.8×12 topics

What research is done in Ningbo?

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 159 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 130 works
  3. 3 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 120 works
  4. 4 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 118 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 115 works
  6. 6 Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAquatic Science 114 works
  7. 7 Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology 111 works
  8. 8 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 108 works
  9. 9 Advanced battery technologies researchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 107 works
  10. 10 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 107 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.